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@uitrit fates @stent @Hirn OLIVER STRONG, 0F GREEN CENTRE, INDIANA. Letters Patent lVo.` 73,266,'doteol January 14, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND-LOOM.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MY CONCERN: 4

Be it known that I, OLIVERSTRONG, oi' Green Centre, in the county of Noble, and Stato of Indiana, have invcntedcertain new and useful, Improvements in. Hand-Looms; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, -and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drirwings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. In .the drawings- I vFigurel represents a side view.

FigureQ represents a detached side view.

AFigures 3 and 4 are detached views. I

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing hand-looms that by`vibrvation of the lathe the pickerstaves, the heddles, and the cloth-beam,v andtheir appendages, `are operated automatically, each thereby per- `ormin r their rcs ective functions in the most sim le direct and cliective manner as will be more'fullvl hereinafter described. l Y Toenable othersskilled in the arts to make and use my i'aventiomI will proceed to describe its construction andopcration. l

A represents-,the lay, which is pivoted, at its lower end, to the framework of the leoni. Said lay is provided with' the ordinary shuttle-blocks and other appliances, for thepurposcs of reciprocating the shuttles that areordinarily. found inthe class of looms to which this/belongs.

The picker-strives are constructed and operate as follows: a represents a disk, upon the upper surface of Awhich is formed a eculiarlv-sha ed roiection 6. as seen in the drawin s tin'. 3. The sides c c of said ro'ec- Y v l) P .j 7 7 o p J tion, are curved out, as seen, while its rear ond, CZ, curves upward. c represents an arm, which extends to the.

frent,'and to which the shuttle-blocks are attached by means of cords. Disk a is secured, by means of a pivot, in a suitable recess formed in the lay-head, between two blocks, it', which are so recessed at their inner sides as to partially admit the introduction of the curved projection alternately in its vibrations. f represents a. pivoted arm, curved, as seen in the drawings, and is provided with a catch, "g, which takes hold ot' the curved vshoulders at c c ofthe disk, and turns the disk alternately from side to side, at the proper point, in such a manner as to impart an oscillating motion to arm c, and thus operate the shuttle. -This movement is effected by the backward .movementof the lay. Armf, wjhile the lay iscoming forward, is slightly raised by the projection d and the incline on the under side ot' said arm, and thus is enabledto slide readily over the surface of the projection, and the motion is thus most eltectually reversed. B represents a. slotted pawl, which is pivoted to the lay, as seen in thedrawings, and takes hold of a ratchet, C, Seen in dottedlines, fig. l.k Said ratchet is provided with four teeth, hold of which said pawl takes,l and thusan intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the axle D. This intermittent rotary motion is so timed as to impart to the heddles, by means of suitable ccc'entrics, a vibrating motion, as will be readily understood. Said heddles are connected by means et suitable rods, n, and

cords, to the treadles, as seen in the drawings, said rods being so formcd as te pass under the treadle, and thence on each side ofthe same', vertically, to the point where the heddle-cords are connected, `thus leaving a suicient space between them to admit the free passage ofthe eccentric ini their revolutions. Thev advantages derived from this Adevice are, that I am enabled to drop the cords from the heddlevfstaves vertically, to the heddles, and thereby obtain a connection near the point of contact of the occentrics with the heddlcs.'l E represents atappet 'wheel,`whieh is provided with one or more projections, formed as seen in tig. 2, which act upon the inclined surface of lever F, in such a manner as to raise and lower it, as will` he seen on referring to thc drawings; G represents a hooked pawl', which is pivoted to lever F, and takes into and actsupona ratchet, whichis secured to the cloth-beam, and thus imparts to the said cloth-beam an intermittent" rotary motion, for the purpose of taking up the cloth as fast as made. H represents a lever, which acts as al `regulator or governor, for the purpose of regulatipg the amount of tension necessary to be applied in the` process of weaving. The front end of said lever is forked on to the cloth-beam, as seen in tig. 2, and extends thence backivard," and is supported alt tlieopposite end by means of a suitable loop, through which it passes. Said leveris provided, at or near the clothbeam, with an arm, which projects parallel with the cloth-benm, and-at right angles to the lever, in such a manner` that as the cloth accumulateson the beam, and thus increases the leverage and decreases the tension on the cloth, it forces against said arm, and thus carries the lever backward with its weight, which has previously been adjusted to suit `the required tension on any given fabric, and equalizes the tension through the entire length.

The operation of my loom is as follows: The lay is vibrated in the ordinary manner, and at each vibration the picker-stati' is alternately oscillated, as described, and thus the shuttle is operated. The vibration of the lay also operates the pawl and ratchet on the eccentric-shaft, and imparts to it an intermittent rotary motion, as described, thus giving, through the medium of the treadles, the proper alternate reciprocating motion to the heddles. The automatic self-adjusting weighted lever receives its motion also from the vibration of the lay, through the medium of the tappet-wheel and its lappendages, as described and set forth. It will be observed that all of these motions are derived from the centre of the head of the lay, rather than from either end, thus avoiding all side motion or twist in the lay, which, in all cases, must prove very detrimental to the operation of the same, and to the fabric being made, as it will not beat the filling at right angles to the warp.

l claim the tappet-wheel E, lever F, pawl G, and ratchet or cloth-beam, the weighted lever and arm, the

same being combined in the manner and constructed as and for the purposes substantially as set forth.

OLlVER STRONG.

Witnesses:

Hl F. WILLsoN, GEO. ESMOND. 

